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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Region Cut Patterns Dialog</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/pmill_fm_mixed_cut.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/pmill_fm_mixcut_access.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Use the Region Cut Patterns dialog to:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Assign different cut patterns to different regions.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Edit a manual cut pattern.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Copy a manual cut pattern from one region to another. Using an existing manual pattern and applying it to another face milling region only requires minor changes. This is more efficient than creating a new pattern. &nbsp;</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Options&nbsp;</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Region Cut Patterns dialog has the following options:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Command</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Description</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/reg_cut-opts.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cut Pattern selection</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Select a cut pattern for the highlighted region. Note: The assigned default is Omit. To create a manual cut pattern, you must select Manual from the drop down list, then pick Edit. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Edit</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Select Edit to access the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/reg_cut_pat_dlg.html#face_mill_reg_cut_pat_dlg_cut_param');return(false);">cut parameters</a> for an automatic cut pattern, or to create/edit a manual cut pattern.
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               <p class="para_td">Copy</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Copy a manual pattern from a region.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Copy cut parameters from a region.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Paste</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Paste a copied manual pattern into a different region.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Rename</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Rename a region.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Insert</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Insert additional actions into an existing pattern.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Insert cut parameters into a region with an automatic pattern.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Delete</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Delete a manual pattern or cut parameters.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Info</p>
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               <p class="para_td">View information in a pop-up window.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Path Display Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Set tool path display options.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Undo</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Undo the last action (delete, paste, etc.).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Gouge Checking</p>
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               <p class="para_td">If you activate Gouge Checking, the entire pattern list is gouge-checked anytime you insert, delete, or edit a manual pattern action. If any action gouges, the system displays a warning message:</p>
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                           <p class="para_warning_body">The modified pattern motions are gouging. &nbsp;Press Cancel to restore the original pattern motions.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Select OK to accept the modified pattern list with gouges.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Select Cancel to reject the modified pattern list and restore the original pattern list.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Display Mode</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Set Display Mode to All to view all regions, or Selected to view only the region you are working on.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">OK</p>
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               <p class="para_td">If the region has not been cut, then choosing OK generates the path.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cancel</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The system stops the tool path generation and returns to the main operation dialog. All motions generated and accepted so far are saved with the tool path.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Cut Parameters</div><a name="face_mill_reg_cut_pat_dlg_cut_param"></a><p class="para_division">The cut parameters for automatic cut methods are inherited from the operation. For any region using an automatic cut method, you can insert and edit a unique set of cut parameters that overwrite the operation's cut parameters. The system uses these to generate the region's tool path. </p>
      <p class="para_division">Regions with unique cut parameters are easily identified by the additional item in the Regions listing.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">If you delete the cut parameters stored with a region, the region automatically uses the cut parameters for the operation.</p>
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